Automatic soldering-tool.



B. F. WHITE. AUTOMA'QIG SOLDERING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED HAY-l7, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

UNITED' STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

To. a l'l 'whom 'it I I .;a citizen of'itheuUnited, States, residing, at

Newark, in the county. of Essex and :State of New J ersey,-have inventeda new and useful" Automatic Soldering-'lool, of which the following is .al specification. .c I I 'The'objects of i the invention are,-generally, the provision in a merchantable form of a device of itllOi class F above; .mentioned which shall beinexpensivc .to manufacture, facile in: operation, and v devoidx'of complicated Ipa'rts'; specifically, the provision of a burner of novcl'antl improved construction; of a soldering head adapted to be assembled with said burner; and of novel meansfor regulat-irigtheflm'v of fuel to the burner; other and further objects being made manifest hereinafter as the description of the invention progressesr' a -v I 'Th'e lllVQIlUOll:CODSlSlIS' 1n the novel construction and a-i-rangeinentaof parts hereinafter des'cr 1bed,=del1neated nix-the accompanyinggdra'wings, and particularly pointed out in that portion"of tlns mstrument wherein patentable noveltyfis claimed for certain '.dlStil1'CtlVe'find-P80115111 features ofthe device, it being understood, that, within the scope of what hereinafter thus is claimed, divers changes in the form, proportions, size, and nmor detafls of-the structure may be mad'c, without departing from the spirlt'or sacrificing any of thdadvantages of the -m- Vention. I v

*Siinilar' numerals of reference are employed' to Y-d'en'ote jcorrespon'ding parts In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my invention in longitudinal section,

parts being shown in, elevation; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wick and the'wick rod which is assembled therewith, parts being shown insectiongF'ig. 3 is atransversesection on the" line-A348 offlFig-f 1; and Fig. 4 is at p' plan' ofthe 'wick'rod'and' of the head ,1 which is assembled "therewith.

held in: anupright position, andth'e terms.

lectedaccordingly. In carrying out my invention, Ipro'vide 7 BENJAMIN r. wm'rn or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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primarily a reservoirl, tubular inform, Be it known that LLBENJAMIN F; WHITE,

and, for convenience, made relatively long in proportion to its cross-sectional dimension.

At its lower extremity, the reservoir 1 is constricted to form a shank 2 upon which is mounted a handle 3.

In its side wall, adjacent the handle 3,-the reservoir 1 is thickened to form a shoulder 4 projecting into the interior of the device, and this shoulder 4 is provided with a threaded aperture adapted to receive removably, a plugf), which, upon its removal,

leaves open the aperture in the shoulder 4, whereby the reservoir 1 may be filled with any suitable liquid fuel.

The invention further includes a burner denoted generally by the numeral 6, the

same comprising a tubular body portion ,7

which is open at one end. One end of the burner 6 is reduced to form a neck 8, which may be threaded at its lower extremity, to engage an inwardly projecting shoulder 9, located in the upper end of the reservoir 1. If desired, a lock nut 10 may be. mounted upon the neck 8, to hold the burner rigidly assembled with the reservoir.-

The neck 8 of the reservoir is provided with an axial bore 11, a portion of the burner 6 intervening between the upper extremity of the bore 11 and the lower extremity of the combustion chamber 26 of the burner. The neck 8 is provided, adjacent the point where it merges into the tubular body 7 of the burner, with a laterally disposed opening 1.2, which, piercing the side wall of the neck 8, communicates with the bore 11, slightly below the upper extremity thereof. A needle valve 14, is threaded to engage the opening 12, and constitutes a means Whereby the fuel may be regulated in its flow from the reservoir 1 to the burner (3, a conibustion orifice 15, preferably tapering in form, leadin from the opening 12 through the lower end of the burner 6.

The tubular body 7 of the burner, is provided withair holes 16, disposed-in its side wall, relatively near:to' the lower endaofthe burner. Therewma ybe any numberofthese apertures 16 ;-in thepresent instance; I have provided two'of-them, one being disposed in the positionsho'wn in Fig. 1, and. the other being" disposed diametrically opposite therefrom; The tubular body 7 is plerced adjacent its upper end, by circumscribing rows of apertures-17, there being, in the present instance, two rowsof these holes. j

Mounted in the bore 11 of the neck, is a wick 18 preferably fashioned from cotton or like material. One end of this wick 18 is mounted somewhat compactly in the bore 11 of the neck, the other end thereof being disposed within the reservoir 1.

For the adjustment of the wick 18, a wick rod 22 is provided. One end'of this wick rod is disposed in the reservoir 1, the other end thereof being disposed in the bore 11 of the neck and arranged to engage the wick 18 so that, when the burner is removed from the reservoir, the end of the wick rod which is disposed in the reservoir, may be grasped, whereby the position of the wick 18 in the bore 11 may be adjusted. In Fig. 2, this Wick rod is shown in detail, and by a reference to said figure, it will be seen that the element consists of a straight shank 23 bent at one end to form an eye 24:, and, at the other end provided with a head taking the form of a flat plate 25. Adjacent one end, this plate 25 is provided with apertures 26. and 27. The shank 23 is passed along one face of the plate 25, and bent, at an angle to the plane of the plate, to form a shoulder 30, and then passed through the aperture 27 along the opposite face of the plate, the terminal of'the member being carried through the aperture 26 and downbent upon the same side of the plate along which the shank 23 is carried in the first instance. The plate 25 is transversely depressed to form a seat 28, and the portion 29 of the wick rod is depressed to fit in the seat 28, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This seat is adapted to receive a lashin 31, which, passing about the plate 25 an the wick 18, serves to assemble the wick with the wick rod, the shoulder 30 serving to retain the wick in place, and to keep the lashing 31 from moving from the position shown in the drawing.

The soldering head 19 is provided with a reduced neck 20 adapted to be mounted in the open end of the burner 6, a pin 21 being passed transversely through the side walls of the burner, and through the reduced portion 20 of the soldering head, to hold the parts together. This element 21 is remov ably mounted in the structure wherewith it is assembled, so thata given solderin head may readily be removed and replaced by another of difierent size or shape.

In practical operation, the tool being invertedthe fuel which is disposed in the reservoir 1 will pass through the bore ll of the neck 8 under the action of gravity,

traversing the opening 12 and the combustion orifice 15. At the mouth of the combustion orifice 15 the fuel is lighted, the a ertures 16. creating a draft to the roar of ta blaze, and the apertures 17 creating a.

11 of the book, serves to regulate the fiow of the fuel from the reservoir 1 to the combustion orifice 15, preventin' the said orifice from being flooded. By siding the wick rod 22 in the bore of the neck 8, the amount of the wick 18 which is disposed in said bore may be increased or diminished at will. The amount of fuel which will flow from the reservoir to the burner will be regulated and controlled by the amount of the wick 18 which is disposed in the bore of the neck 8, the fuel flowing more readily when but a 1 small portion of the wick is disposed'inthe neck, and with greater difiiculty, when, as shown in Fig. 1, the bore 11 is substantially filled by the wick.

\Vhen the flow of the fuel has been approximately adjusted bymoving the wick as hereinbefore described, the flow ma be adjusted to a nicety, and entirely shut off by means of the needle valve- 14:. It is to be observed that the wick 18 is s aced from the flame of the burner, the sai wick serving merely as a means for regulating the flow of the fuel. Since the fuel is consumed at the mouth of the combustion orifice 15,

and not in contact with the wick 18, the said wick will need but infrequent re lacement.

How of the liquid fro m the reservoir to the burner may be controlled with certainty.

The needle valve 14 may be advanced in the opening 12, to engage the wick 18, when the latter extends across the opening 12, and by this construction, the .Wick may be held when the burner is removed from the reservoir.

Having thus described my invention, What 'I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described,'a

burner;- a reservoir assembled with the burner; a wick carried by the burner; a wick rod disposed at one end in the reservoir; a plate assembled with the other end of the wick rod, and transversely depressed, to form a seat; a lashing disposed in the seat and arranged to assemble the wick with the plate.

2. A device of the class described com- 7 prising a tubular burner provided with an axial bore terminating within the burner, there being an opening in the burner intersecl'ing the bore between its ends, and a combustion orifice leading from the opening to the combustion chamber of the burner; a

wick located in the bore and arrangedm be advanced to extend upon either side of the opening; means located in the opening for uncover ng and closing the combustion orifice; and a reservoir assembled witlrthe burner and communicating with the bore thereof.

3. A device of the class described comranged to uncover and to close the combustion orifice and, to engage the wick; and a reservoir assembled with the neck.

4. A device of the class described comprising a tubular burner provided with a neck having an axial bore terminating adjacent the burner proper, the neck being provided with an opening piercing the wall of the neck and intersecting the bore between its ends, there being a combustion orifice leading from the intermediate portion of the opening into the interior of-the burner; a wick located in the bore and extended upon either side of the opening; means located in the opening and operable from the exterior of thedevice, for uncovering and closing-the combustion orifice, said means being arranged to engage the wick; and a reservoir assembled with the neck: I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the'presence of two Witnesses.

BENJAMIN l1. W'HITE.

Witnesses Geo. E. MUTcnLnn, FRANK B. lVnriE. 

